The 48-year-old actor, who played lead character Carrie Bradshaw's love interest Aidan Shaw in series three and four of the TV show, laughed off speculation he star in the forthcoming movie sequel.

He said: "There have been some rumours around that I'm going to be in it but they're just not true. I'd love to, I love all those people, they're good friends. I'm jealous, I want to be in those movies."